Doctors: Labour Turnover
Commons · Question 107495 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the points-based immigration system in the recruitment and retention of UK-trained newly qualified doctors.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Feb 2026
No recent specific assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the points-based immigration system in the recruitment and retention of United Kingdom-trained newly qualified doctors.However, the number of applications to foundation and speciality tra...